EP0318257A3 - Coil arrangements for magnetic resonance apparatus - Google Patents
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- EP0318257A3 EP0318257A3 EP88311061A EP88311061A EP0318257A3 EP 0318257 A3 EP0318257 A3 EP 0318257A3 EP 88311061 A EP88311061 A EP 88311061A EP 88311061 A EP88311061 A EP 88311061A EP 0318257 A3 EP0318257 A3 EP 0318257A3
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- Prior art keywords
- magnetic resonance
- resonance apparatus
- coil arrangements
- arrangements
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01R—MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES
- G01R33/00—Arrangements or instruments for measuring magnetic variables
- G01R33/20—Arrangements or instruments for measuring magnetic variables involving magnetic resonance
- G01R33/28—Details of apparatus provided for in groups G01R33/44 - G01R33/64
- G01R33/32—Excitation or detection systems, e.g. using radio frequency signals
- G01R33/34—Constructional details, e.g. resonators, specially adapted to MR
- G01R33/34046—Volume type coils, e.g. bird-cage coils; Quadrature bird-cage coils; Circularly polarised coils
- G01R33/34061—Helmholtz coils
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01R—MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES
- G01R33/00—Arrangements or instruments for measuring magnetic variables
- G01R33/20—Arrangements or instruments for measuring magnetic variables involving magnetic resonance
- G01R33/28—Details of apparatus provided for in groups G01R33/44 - G01R33/64
- G01R33/38—Systems for generation, homogenisation or stabilisation of the main or gradient magnetic field
- G01R33/383—Systems for generation, homogenisation or stabilisation of the main or gradient magnetic field using permanent magnets
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01R—MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES
- G01R33/00—Arrangements or instruments for measuring magnetic variables
- G01R33/20—Arrangements or instruments for measuring magnetic variables involving magnetic resonance
- G01R33/28—Details of apparatus provided for in groups G01R33/44 - G01R33/64
- G01R33/32—Excitation or detection systems, e.g. using radio frequency signals
- G01R33/34—Constructional details, e.g. resonators, specially adapted to MR
- G01R33/34007—Manufacture of RF coils, e.g. using printed circuit board technology; additional hardware for providing mechanical support to the RF coil assembly or to part thereof, e.g. a support for moving the coil assembly relative to the remainder of the MR system
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01R—MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES
- G01R33/00—Arrangements or instruments for measuring magnetic variables
- G01R33/20—Arrangements or instruments for measuring magnetic variables involving magnetic resonance
- G01R33/28—Details of apparatus provided for in groups G01R33/44 - G01R33/64
- G01R33/32—Excitation or detection systems, e.g. using radio frequency signals
- G01R33/34—Constructional details, e.g. resonators, specially adapted to MR
- G01R33/34084—Constructional details, e.g. resonators, specially adapted to MR implantable coils or coils being geometrically adaptable to the sample, e.g. flexible coils or coils comprising mutually movable parts
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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GB8727611 | 1987-11-25 | ||
GB878727611A GB8727611D0 (en) | 1987-11-25 | 1987-11-25 | Coil arrangements for magnetic resonance apparatus |
Publications (3)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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EP0318257A2 EP0318257A2 (en) | 1989-05-31 |
EP0318257A3 true EP0318257A3 (en) | 1990-07-04 |
EP0318257B1 EP0318257B1 (en) | 1994-09-14 |
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP88311061A Expired - Lifetime EP0318257B1 (en) | 1987-11-25 | 1988-11-23 | Coil arrangements for magnetic resonance apparatus |
Country Status (5)
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US (1) | US4882560A (en) |
EP (1) | EP0318257B1 (en) |
JP (1) | JPH021252A (en) |
DE (1) | DE3851510T2 (en) |
GB (1) | GB8727611D0 (en) |
Families Citing this family (11)
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US4897604A (en) * | 1989-02-21 | 1990-01-30 | The Regents Of The University Of California | Method and apparatus for selective adjustment of RF coil size for magnetic resonance imaging |
DE4232884C2 (en) * | 1992-09-30 | 1997-10-16 | Siemens Ag | Antenna arrangement for a nuclear magnetic resonance device |
JPH06121779A (en) * | 1992-10-12 | 1994-05-06 | Toshiba Corp | Magnetic resonance imaging device |
US5457387A (en) * | 1993-07-06 | 1995-10-10 | Picker International, Inc. | Magnetic resonance imager with removable element RF coil |
US5939883A (en) * | 1996-07-17 | 1999-08-17 | Fonar Corporation | Magnetic resonance imaging excitation and reception methods and apparatus |
US6272370B1 (en) | 1998-08-07 | 2001-08-07 | The Regents Of University Of Minnesota | MR-visible medical device for neurological interventions using nonlinear magnetic stereotaxis and a method imaging |
US6463317B1 (en) | 1998-05-19 | 2002-10-08 | Regents Of The University Of Minnesota | Device and method for the endovascular treatment of aneurysms |
DE10107867A1 (en) * | 2001-02-20 | 2002-09-05 | Philips Corp Intellectual Pty | Magnetic resonance imaging device with an open magnet system |
EP1716427B1 (en) * | 2004-02-09 | 2018-12-26 | Koninklijke Philips N.V. | An rf coil system for an mri system with a fixed and a moving part |
DE102005021621A1 (en) * | 2005-05-05 | 2006-11-16 | Hubert Noras | Receiver coil holder for an MR imaging system |
TW202015621A (en) | 2018-07-19 | 2020-05-01 | 美商超精細研究股份有限公司 | Methods and apparatus for patient positioning in magnetic resonance imaging |
Citations (6)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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GB2056086A (en) * | 1979-08-10 | 1981-03-11 | Emi Ltd | Improvements in or relating to imaging systems |
DE3323657A1 (en) * | 1982-07-07 | 1984-01-12 | Instrumentarium Oy, 00101 Helsinki | COIL ARRANGEMENT |
EP0135326A2 (en) * | 1983-08-12 | 1985-03-27 | Picker International Limited | Nuclear magnetic resonance apparatus |
EP0142760A2 (en) * | 1983-11-14 | 1985-05-29 | General Electric Company | Inductively coupled multi-section radio frequency field coil for NMR |
EP0154360A1 (en) * | 1984-02-03 | 1985-09-11 | Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. | Coil for nuclear mangnetic resonance apparatus |
DE3635006A1 (en) * | 1985-10-14 | 1987-04-23 | Toshiba Kawasaki Kk | PROBE FOR A MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING DEVICE |
Family Cites Families (5)
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DE3123493A1 (en) * | 1981-06-13 | 1982-12-30 | Bruker Analytische Meßtechnik GmbH, 7512 Rheinstetten | ELECTROMAGNET FOR NMR TOMOGRAPHY |
GB8321769D0 (en) * | 1983-08-12 | 1983-09-14 | Picker Int Ltd | Nuclear magnetic resonance apparatus |
GB8329196D0 (en) * | 1983-11-02 | 1983-12-07 | Bydder G M | Nuclear magnetic resonance apparatus |
JPS62112305A (en) * | 1985-11-12 | 1987-05-23 | Hitachi Medical Corp | Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging device |
JPS6350003A (en) * | 1986-08-20 | 1988-03-02 | Toshiba Corp | Magnet device for magnetic resonance imaging apparatus |
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1987
- 1987-11-25 GB GB878727611A patent/GB8727611D0/en active Pending
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1988
- 1988-11-22 US US07/274,827 patent/US4882560A/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1988-11-23 DE DE3851510T patent/DE3851510T2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1988-11-23 EP EP88311061A patent/EP0318257B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1988-11-25 JP JP63298014A patent/JPH021252A/en active Pending
Patent Citations (6)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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GB2056086A (en) * | 1979-08-10 | 1981-03-11 | Emi Ltd | Improvements in or relating to imaging systems |
DE3323657A1 (en) * | 1982-07-07 | 1984-01-12 | Instrumentarium Oy, 00101 Helsinki | COIL ARRANGEMENT |
EP0135326A2 (en) * | 1983-08-12 | 1985-03-27 | Picker International Limited | Nuclear magnetic resonance apparatus |
EP0142760A2 (en) * | 1983-11-14 | 1985-05-29 | General Electric Company | Inductively coupled multi-section radio frequency field coil for NMR |
EP0154360A1 (en) * | 1984-02-03 | 1985-09-11 | Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. | Coil for nuclear mangnetic resonance apparatus |
DE3635006A1 (en) * | 1985-10-14 | 1987-04-23 | Toshiba Kawasaki Kk | PROBE FOR A MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING DEVICE |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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DE3851510D1 (en) | 1994-10-20 |
GB8727611D0 (en) | 1987-12-31 |
EP0318257B1 (en) | 1994-09-14 |
DE3851510T2 (en) | 1995-02-02 |
JPH021252A (en) | 1990-01-05 |
US4882560A (en) | 1989-11-21 |
EP0318257A2 (en) | 1989-05-31 |
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